Have you ever imagined what the Israelites must have felt like, when God told them to enter the Red Sea. What must have been going through their minds? - Joseph: What if the water should fall back when we are in the middle of the sea?
- Mattaniah: Is it me that will enter first, No o, so that I will become the scape goat?
- Joshua: I will enter and I will come out.
- Sarah: I can't wait to enter and laugh at those silly Egyptians.
- Azariah: I will follow Moses with my family, so that anything that happens, we will be in it together.
- Mariam: Is this really happening? Are we really out of Egypt? Our God is mighty.
- Hannaniah: Mummy, Look at that big fish, it's winking at me.
- Terah: Ehn, A whole sea dividing,(hisses). Wonders shall never end, Let us just get in and get out before the Egyptians use their magic to close the water. If they could turn water to blood, Maybe, they will turn the whole sea to blood(Ewwww)....
These are just short illustration clips of what must have been going through their minds. Some were speaking through the eyes of Faith, others through the physical, human eyes and some, through the imaginative eyes of their hearts.
Everyone of them had different perspectives to the breakthrough God had wrought right in front of them.
As they were back then, so are we right now.
When God gives you a promise and is fulfilling it in a way you don't expect, How do you react?
When God tells you, He's giving you the latest Rangerover model and till this morning, you trekked to Church or you were almost arguing with the conductor over your 50naira change that he did not want to give you.
Perhaps, your case is not a car but a spouse, you ve seen yourself in your wedding attire but No Spouse.
Probably, you are even married, but you are experiencing in-laws problem or financial Wahala and God's promises to you is that you will live in peace and abundance, meanwhile, nothing is happening.
What is your reaction? Through what eyes are you viewing God's promises? Is it through the eyes of Faith or through your physical eyes?
Please Note: Your view determines your level of gratitude and this influences the magnitude of your results and the speed of its delivery.
So, the next time you are experiencing the opposite of God's promises to you, Remember this: God is with you even in the middle of your Red Sea, whether you feel it or not.
He has promised this, “I will personally go with you,(insert your name), and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”-Exo. 33:14, NLT
So, instead of feeling down: Start to praise him through the eyes of Faith. It will do you much good. I promise you!
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